Vasundhara Tewari Broota

Vasundhara Tewari Broota (born 1955)[1] is an Indian painter who does figurative paintings[1] based on the perception of a woman and the psycho-political existence of the female body, [2][3]traditional landscapes, still life with exquisite meaning.[1]

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Early life

Tewari was born in Kolkata in 1955 and moved to New Delhi when she was fifteen.[2] She graduated in literature from the University of Delhi and studied art at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.[3] At Triveni Kala Sangam, she trained under painter and artist Rameshwar Broota.

Career

Tewari held her first solo show in Shridharani Gallery, Delhi in 1980. She worked on a cultural scholarship awarded by the Department of Culture, Government of India during 1982-84.[4] She, Jatin Das and other 298 artists had donated art work for 2018 Kerala floods through an exhibition cum sale held in The National Gallery of Modern Art. [5] On 22 February 2019 she had participated in group exhibition with other 20 artists organized by Raza foundation in memory of painter S. H. Raza and to celebrate his 97th birth anniversary.[6]

Awards

Tewari has won multiple awards including a silver medal at 1st International Biennale Algiers, Sanskriti Award, annual awards at All India Fine Arts and Crafts society and Sahitya Kala Parishad.[4]

Personal life

Tewari married Indian painter Rameshwar Broota in 1995 and lives and works in New Delhi.[7]

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References
  1. Arnold P. Kaminsky; Roger D. Long (30 September 2011). India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. ABC-CLIO. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-313-37462-3.
  2. "Vasundhara Tewari Broota - JNAF". Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. "Vasundhara Tewari Broota". Vadehra Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  4. "Vasundhara Tewari Broota Artist, Painter | Vasundhara Tewari Broota Painting Gallery | Sanchit Art". www.sanchitart.in. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  5. "Art for Kerala Flood Disaster 2018: Indian artists donate art works to raise funds". SNS. The statesman. September 22, 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Exhibition to celebrate Raza's plural vision of art". outlookindia. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Live and let live". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
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